Template:Self-reference link/sandbox
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{{Self-reference link/sandbox}} is used in articles about Wikipedia to link to a Wikipedia page in the form of an external link, so that the link will still work on mirrors and forks of Wikipedia. "Srlink" is short for "self-reference link". For when a self-reference link may, or should not, be used, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Self-references to avoid.
Usage
{{Srlink|Jimbo Wales}}produces Jimbo Wales{{Srlink|Main Page|Wikipedia's Main Page}}produces Wikipedia's Main Page{{Srlink|User:Magnus Manske|Magnus Manske's Wikipedia user page}}produces Magnus Manske's Wikipedia user page
See also
- Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid § Writing about Wikipedia itself
- Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid § Self-reference tools
{{Selfref}}– a hatnote for unprintworthy self-references{{Selfref inline}}– for unprintworthy inline self-references{{Printworthy selfref}}– for cases of self-references that are printworthy and may or may not be desired by reusers of WP content, depending upon whether they are mirroring or just using single articles